DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6792
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792
Upstream
Published
2009-05-07T17:30:03.360Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:32.884232Z
Summary
[none]
Details

system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10, as used by "Users and Groups" in GNOME System Tools, hashes account passwords with 3DES and consequently limits effective password lengths to eight characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to successfully conduct brute-force password attacks.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / system-tools-backends

Package

Name
system-tools-backends
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/system-tools-backends?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.0-6.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json"

Debian:12 / system-tools-backends

Package

Name
system-tools-backends
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/system-tools-backends?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.0-6.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json"

Debian:13 / system-tools-backends

Package

Name
system-tools-backends
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/system-tools-backends?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.0-6.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json"

Debian:14 / system-tools-backends

Package

Name
system-tools-backends
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/system-tools-backends?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.0-6.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json"